People v. Hsu

Opinion

RUVOLO, P. J.—

I. INTRODUCTION

On February 6, 1992, pursuant to a negotiated disposition, Norman Yung Yuen Hsu (Hsu) entered a no contest plea to one count of grand theft (Pen. Code, §§ 484, former 487, subd. 1). Shortly thereafter, he failed to appear for sentencing. By the time he was arrested and returned to California, some 15 years later, the judge who initially took Hsu’s plea in this matter had retired from the bench and was unavailable to impose sentence. Thereafter, Hsu was brought before a different judge to be sentenced. At sentencing, the judge followed the terms of the…